Coffin Head Of State Lyrics - Fela Kuti

Amen, Amen, Amen... 

[Chorus] 

Amen, Amen, Amen! 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord 

By the grace of Almighty Lord 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord 

By the grace of Almighty Lord 

"In Spiritus Christus..." 

"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..." 

[Chorus] 

Waka, waka, waka! 

So I waka waka waka 

I go many places 

I see my people 

Them dey cry cry cry 

Amen, Amen, Amen 

Amen, Amen, Amen 

Amen, Amen, Amen 

Amen, Amen, Amen 

I say I waka waka waka... 

I waka many village anywhere in Africa 

I waka many village anywhere in Africa 

Pastor's house na him dey fine pass 

My people them dey stay for poor surroundings 

Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass 

E hard for my people for them to buy soap 

Pastor na him them give respect pass 

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)... 

[Chorus] 

Waka, waka, waka! 

So I waka waka waka 

I go many places 

I go business places 

I see see see 

All the bad bad bad things 

Them dey do do do 

Call corruption 

Them dey call nepotism 

Inside the promotions 

And inside all business 

I say I waka waka waka 

I see see see 

So I waka waka waka... 

I waka many business anywhere in Africa 

I waka many business anywhere in Africa 

North and South them get them policies 

One Christian and the other one Muslim 

Anywhere the Muslims them they reign 

Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director 

Anywhere the Christians them they reign 

Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director 

It is a known fact that for many thousand years 

We Africans we had our own traditions 

These moneymaking organizations 

Them come put we Africans in total confusion 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)... 

[Chorus] 

Waka, waka, waka! 

So I waka waka waka 

I go many places 

I go government places 

I see see see 

All the bad bad bad things 

Them dey do do do 

Look Obasanjo! 

Before anything at all, him go dey shout: 

"Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord!" 

"Oh Lord, oh God!" 

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!) 

By the grace of Almighty Lord 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!) 

I say, look Yar'Adua! 

I say, look Yar'Adua! 

Before anything at all, him go dey shout: 

"Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah!" 

"Habba Allah, habba Allah!" 

And them do, yes yes 

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things 

Through Mohammed our Lord 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!) 

By the grace of Almighty Allah 

(Amen, Amen, Amen!) 

[Chorus] 

Waka, waka, waka! 

So I waka waka waka 

I go many places 

I go government places 

I see see see 

All the bad bad bad things 

Them they do do do 

Them steal all the money 

Them kill many students 

Them burn many houses 

Them burn my house too 

Them kill my mama 

So I carry the coffin 

I waka waka waka 

Movement of the People 

Them waka waka waka 

Young African Pioneers 

Them waka waka waka 

We go Obalende 

We go Dodan barracks 

We reach them gate o 

We put the coffin down 

Obasanjo dey there 

With him big fat stomach 

Yar'Adua dey there 

With him neck like ostrich 

We put the coffin down 

[Chorus] 

But them take am! 

Them no want take am 

Them no want take am 

Who go want take coffin? 

Them must take am 

Na the bad bad bad things 

Wey they don do 

Them no want take am 

Obasanjo grab am 

Yar'Adua carry am 

Yes, them no want take am 

Obasanjo carry am 

Yar'Adua tow am 

Them no want take am 

Them no want take am 

E dey for them office 

E dey there now now now now now 

E dey there now now now now now 

E dey there now now now now now 

E dey there now now now now now... 

[Chorus] 

But them take am!